Manga

Gakuto Mikumo’s sci-fi light novel series Strike the Blood first began its Dengeki Bunko print run back in 2011, and the 21st volume hit shelves in Japan this past January. Now the end is on the horizon, with Dengeki Online reporting that the main story …Read more »

The small pink alien Kirby stars in his own video game franchise, anime, and manga, so why not have an art book about him? Kirby: Art & Style Collection was originally published in Japan in 2017, to celebrate the 25 years since Kirby’s creation in …Read more »

George Akiyama, whose real name is Yūji Akiyama, was a renowned and controversial manga author who made his debut in 1966 with the Gaikotsu-kun (Skeleton-kun) manga. Publisher Shogakukan announced the sad news this weekend that Akiyama passed away on May 12 at the age of …Read more »

According to the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, Tadahiro Miura’s Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs manga is about to reach its climax. That key moment is coming on June 8 along with Jump’s 27th issue of the year, which will also feature an …Read more »

It looks like the end is relatively near for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga, which has been written and illustrated by the mangaka duo known as Akira Himekawa since 2016. According to the latest announcement, the manga is preparing to kick off its …Read more »

Ikumi Hino’s harem comedy manga Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun (The Matron at the Goddess Dormitory) is officially coming to the screen! The announcement of an anime adaptation came in the July 2020 issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Shonen Ace magazine, with more details to come at a …Read more »

VIZ’s One Piece Color Walk Compendium: Water Seven to Paramount War is a great source of artwork and information for fans of One Piece. Open the book and the first thing you see is a long, fold-out scroll of the characters. And if you open …Read more »

Love in high school can be confusing. Taichi Ichinose has been friends with Toma since they were kids, and Toma is the coolest boy around. He’s smart, friendly, good-looking and athletic. No wonder Taichi likes him so much. But if there’s someone Taichi wants nothing …Read more »

The end is almost here for Kei Sasuga’s Domestic Girlfriend manga. The series originally kicked off back in April of 2014—eventually inspiring a TV anime in January of 2019—and Weekly Shonen Magazine previously said it would end along withe the arrival of volume 28. Now, …Read more »

The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump marks a major occasion, as Koyoharu Gotouge’s mega-popular Demon Slayer manga comes to an end. The issue is out both in Japan and via the English version, which has the 205th and final chapter available to read for …Read more »

The 23rd volume of Atsushi Ohkubo’s Fire Force manga is now out in the wild in Japan, and the release contains some interesting info in the author commentary section. Not only did Ohkubo hint at the fact that the manga is in its “final stage,” …Read more »

The Animal Crossing franchise is no stranger to manga and anime spins, and now the latest entry—Animal Crossing: New Horizons—has inspired a new manga of its own. As revealed in the June issue of Shogakukan’s Coro Coro Comics magazine, a New Horizons manga is getting …Read more »

Mitsuru Adachi has been working on baseball manga since the ’70s, from Nine to Touch, H2, Cross Game, and the currently-running MIX. This followup to Touch has been running since 2012, but it’s now going on indefinite hiatus as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Adachi …Read more »

English-speaking manga fans can soon look forward to more Star Wars titles, because Yen Press made a pair of announcements earlier today. The next Star Wars manga on the way to North America includes the Star Wars Rebels manga by Akira Aoki and the manga …Read more »

Posuka Demizu, the artist behind The Promised Neverland, has drawn an image supporting Japan’s efforts to socially distance and help stop the spread of COVID-19. The illustration, posted on the official Promised Neverland account, depicts the manga’s three main characters staying a safe distance from …Read more »